Internet portal UniverseToday.com reported yesterday on article published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics journal. The article is a study of what might have happened if chlorofluorocarbons (the chemical compounds responsible for so-called ozone hole effect) were not banned.
It is now clear, that with the Montreal Protocol (The first ever international protocol on regulation of chemical pollutants) we did save our children and grand-children from very unpleasant future.
But the real message of Montreal Protocol is simply that: “It Can Be Done!” We can join our forces and agree on common action, when facing really disastrous outcomes. As stated in the original article Montreal Protocol is a “remarkable international agreement that should be studied by those involved with global warming and the attempts to reach international agreement on that topic.”
I remember the times when the media was full of environmental activists calling for action on regulating the mentioned chemicals and it was looking equally hopeless as today’s fight(s) to regulate plastic pollutants, global warming or even increasing poverty levels and political destabilization. I think Montreal Protocol should be consider a “seed of hope “ and a template for many other following, positive, common actions.
You can check the original article on Universe Today: Here
